Naples ’44

Place · Landmark

Villa Nazionale

In the book

The seafront park on the Riviera di Chiaia — a backdrop for Sunday crowds, the arrival of spring, and later the mob attacks on women seen with Allied soldiers.

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Appears in 3 diary entries.

  1. December 9 1943
    A Sunday spent observing the palazzo neighborhood's blend of aristocratic grandeur and thriving working-class street life.
  2. February 28 1944
    The arrival of spring in Naples is marked by seasonal foods, street cries, and a burst of communal spring-cleaning and song.
  3. October 8 1944
    Mob violence breaks out against local girls seen with Allied soldiers, and the section is controversially ordered to intervene with sub-machine guns.

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